The Complete Idiot's Guide to 2012 - Dr. Synthia Andrews Nd [44]
The aurora borealis looks like beautiful ribbons of multicolored lights streaking across the sky. They undulate and scintillate, emitting bursts of electrified light. People watching say the stream of light looks alive and seems to interact with their thoughts and feelings.
Big changes happen in the auroras as the result of substorms in the magnetosphere. Substorms cause increases in brightness, size, shape, and movement of the Aurora. The northern lights can be seen quite far south during such a magnetic storm and can disrupt compass needles, cell phones, and other forms of technology.
Magnetic Impact on Weather
The magnetic storms that cause changes in the aurora borealis also affect weather. When the earth’s magnetic field shifts, it shifts the jet stream, causing changes in weather patterns. Magnetic storms pour tremendous amounts of energy into the magnetosphere creating violent weather patterns.
Science shows that the La Niña and El Niño weather shifts are related to sunspot activity. The cycle of the El Niño pattern directly matches the escalation of sunspot cycles. Sunspot escalation takes 4 to 5 years to maximum activity and de-escalation takes 4 to 5 years to minimum activity. El Niño’s cycles vary every 4 to 6 years, increasing with increasing solar activity. The next solar maximum will be in 2012 and is expected to produce severe storms and electromagnetic disruption.
The Pleiades Constellation
The Pleiades constellation is a cluster of 500 stars, most of which we cannot see, even with a pretty good telescope. It’s commonly called the seven sisters after the seven brightest stars that we can see with the naked eye: Alcyone, Atla, Electra, Maia, Nerope, Taygeta, and Pleione. These stars reflect blue light because they are “hot” young stars emitting energy in a high frequency range.
Nebula
The Pleiades is currently moving through a great dusty cloud of interstellar matter and gas called a nebula. The dust particles reflect the light of blue stars, creating an illusion of a blue halo around the seven sisters. It’s especially bright around the star Nerope.
Does a Photon Belt Orbit the Pleiades?
A photon is the smallest unit of light or electromagnetic radiation that we can measure. A popular theory suggests that the nebula around the Pleiades is actually a photon belt. There’s much controversy as to the actual existence of the photon belt, but here’s the theory in a nutshell.
An immense belt of photons is traveling through space and is currently orbiting the Pleiades. The belt is moving toward Earth and we will encounter it in 2012. Believers say it will affect our technology, weather, and spiritual growth.
At present there is no evidence that the photon belt exists, but it’s a common 2012 theme. Proponents suggest that the photon belt is a spiritual energy that won’t be detected by devices until our science advances.
The Reverse Rotation of Venus
Venus is frequently called the earth’s twin. It’s the second closest planet to the sun and the closest planet to the earth. Interestingly, the rotational spin of Venus is reverse to all the rest of the planets in our solar system. This can’t be observed with the naked eye or even with a telescope because the featureless, thick atmosphere of Venus prevents observing any surface landmarks.
One scientific theory suggests the reverse rotation is due to a massive ancient collision between Venus and another celestial body. It’s thought Uranus was also impacted, resulting in the exaggerated tilt of the Uranus axis.
Although the collision theory is not accepted by all astronomers, it’s interesting to consider in the light of the Popol Vuh creation story. In the first few pages of the Popol Vuh, it describes how Venus tried to take the place of father Sun. This happens at the end of the age of the wood people (see Chapter 2) and results in a series of cataclysms that